Preventive intercourse-apron.



S. WIEHL. PREVENTIVE INTEROOURSE APRON. APPLICATION FILED 00-13, 1912.

1,075,237. Patented Oct. 7, 1913.

SAMUEL WIEHL, OF SISTERS, OREGON.

PREVENTIVE INTER-COURSE-APRON.

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Application filed October 3, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL VVIEHL, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Sisters, in the State of Oregon, one of the United States ofAmerica, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PreventiveIntercourse-Aprons, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in preventive intercourse apronsfor rams and the objects of the invention are to provide a simple andeffective means by which intercourse may be prevented when not desiredand which will also protect the organs of the animal and it consistsessentially of an apron which is sewn to the wool of the animal in themanner hereinafter set forth and described in the accompanyingspecification and drawings.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apron in positionon the animal. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectionaldetail of the apron.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a ram or like animal and Brepresents my improved apron conveniently formed of a piece of canvassix or seven inches square.

The wool on the chest of the animal is part ed and one edge of thecanvas apron is placed next to the hide and then the apron is sewn tothe wool with large stitches, considerable amount of wool being gatheredwith each stitch.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 7,1913.

Serial No. 723,724.

The advantages of the apron are 1.

Prevention of intercourse when such act is not desired. 2. Permittingrams to run with ewes at any time (without danger of intercourse), andfurnishing protection from dogs or other animals.vv 3. Ease andquickness of application, as well as cleanliness over other forms ofaprons in use, this device hanging clear of-the body and shield and notrestralning the normal action of the body, the other forms being tied onaround the body and over the shield, tightening up when ram is filledwith food and water and becoming loose when animal is empty.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and manyapparently widely different embodiments of my 1nven-- tion, within thescope of the claim, constructed without departing from the spirit orscope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in theaccompanying specification and drawings shall be interpreted asillustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim as my invention is:

An apron for the purpose specified of flexible material having one edgeinserted between the wool of the animal and sewn thereto, and to hangdownwardly, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

SAMUEL WIEHL.

Witnesses P. J. LIETHAUSER, E. H. HOWELL.

